Assessment of Macro Minerals and their Distribution and Concentration in Soil-Plant-Animal Systems in Shor Kot, Pakistan

The status of different macro minerals was appraised in soils forages and blood plasma of two buffalo groups lactating non lactating Soil Mg and K remained below their respective critical values while Na and Ca exceeded their critical values in soil Forage had high Ca and Mg whereas K and N concentrations stayed within prescribed limit Blood plasma had mean values higher than critical concentrations for Na Ca and Mg The observations recorded in current study implied that metals in toxic concentrations have been built up in animals through consuming forage contaminated with metals both in tissues and at exposed plant parts